Brenna Gourgeot, 17, left, tears up as she talks with her math teacher, Tim Dilligan, after graduating valedictorian from Sci High on Tuesday evening in New Orleans. Dilligan became a father figure to Brenna, who has never known her own dad. “She’s been one of my top students both academically and also as a classroom leader,” he said. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn, Nola.com / The Times-Picayune)
Remember that post I wrote last week about all of the great video being done these days by newspaper photographers? One of the pieces I used as an example was the heartwarming story by my staff photographer at Nola.com and The Times-Picayune, Kathleen Flynn. She had followed Brenna Gourgeot, a high school student overcoming great personal tragedy and excelling in school.
We just learned that that video has won a regional Emmy from the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Suncoast Chapter!
Here’s the entire video again. It’s worth a watch:
Still photojournalism and video journalism: it’s all converging together now online. The boundaries between print and online, television and news websites are all disappearing with your computer screen and smart phone being the new common destination.
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